Monday, June 23, 2014

Invented by Harry Baker in 1927 and introduced in 1948, the CHIFFON CAKE was the "cake discovery of the century!" It's very light, rich as butter cake and very simple to make. The mystery ingredient - never used in cake making at that time - was salad or cooking oil. This recipe is from Betty Crocker's Baking Classics.

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Cut the eggplant in cubes, put in a colander and sprinkle with salt. Let sit about one hour. In the meantime, prepare tomato sauce: Put sauce in a pan, add one clove garlic, some basil leaves, salt and olive oil.

Fry the eggplant in a bit of oil, then drain. Cook the spaghetti according to package directions, drain. Add the tomato sauce, eggplant, chopped ricotta salata and a few basil leaves.